With these seven drops of essence blood, Lin Yun was confident that breaking through the Divine Dragon Art again was a sure thing.
This was the fundamental reason he had challenged Ao Tiancheng.
Without taking this risk to obtain second-grade dragon essence blood, advancing the Divine Dragon Art would have taken ages.
Fortune favours the bold, after all.
“Insolent fool, hand over the essence blood at once, or don’t blame me for being ruthless!” the East Sea Dragon King roared, his fury towering as he berated Lin Yun.
If not for Lin Yun’s supposed ‘mysterious’ background, he wouldn’t have settled for mere words; he’d likely have struck Lin Yun down already.
This was no joke. Lin Yun taking Ao Tiancheng’s essence blood in front of the four Dragon Palaces, especially the East Sea Dragon Palace, wasn’t just a loss—it was a slap to their face!
“East Sea Dragon King, before the fight, Ao Tiancheng and I agreed that the loser would grant the winner one request. Everyone heard it. My request was to take his essence blood. I’m merely honouring the bet. Reasonably, I’m not in the wrong, am I?” Lin Yun said with a smile.
He then turned to Ao Tiancheng nearby, grinning, “Ao Tiancheng, I didn’t make that up, did I? You agreed to the bet yourself. A bet’s a bet!”
“You… you… you…” Ao Tiancheng trembled with rage, practically exploding.
He hadn’t imagined Lin Yun’s request would be this, nor had he thought Lin Yun could actually defeat him.
Having already sacrificed essence blood earlier, which would affect his future, losing another seven drops now was like a death sentence!
Unless he could reclaim them, he’d likely never break through to Eight Claws, his future ruined!
“The bet was heard by the other Dragon Palaces. Surely the mighty East Sea Dragon Palace wouldn’t go back on its word? That would make you a laughingstock, and your shame would be even greater,” Lin Yun said, still smiling.
“Hmph, if you won’t hand them over, don’t blame me for getting serious!”
With that, the East Sea Dragon King charged forward.
Seeing this, Lin Yun opened his mouth and swallowed the seven drops of dragon essence blood.
This second-grade bloodline essence blood was undeniably potent.
But with his Origin-level physique, Lin Yun could handle swallowing seven drops. If another immortal tried this, the domineering essence blood would likely cause them to explode.
“You…” The East Sea Dragon King, rushing forward, widened his eyes. He hadn’t expected Lin Yun to dare swallow the seven drops, unfazed by the backlash.
“East Sea Dragon King, the essence blood is in my stomach now. You can’t take it back. Of course, you could try killing me to vent your anger,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
He knew his supposed ‘mysterious’ background meant the East Sea Dragon King wouldn’t dare kill him; at most, he’d try to reclaim the essence blood.
Since Lin Yun had already swallowed it, it was too late for that.
He adopted a fearless stance, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.
The East Sea Dragon King, hearing this, was on the verge of exploding with rage. This was practically a threat! As the East Sea Dragon King, when had he ever endured such humiliation, especially from a human?
But recalling the Dragon Emperor’s warning, he could only swallow his anger.
“You win this time!”
With a furious curse, the East Sea Dragon King turned with a ‘boom’ and swam back to his team.
“Dragon King, my essence blood! My essence blood!” Ao Tiancheng cried out anxiously, still desperate to recover it.
“You useless thing! You couldn’t even beat a human at the Second Layer of the Myriad Things Realm and let him take your essence blood. Now you have the nerve to yell in front of me?” the East Sea Dragon King, already fuming, unleashed a torrent of abuse.
Facing the Dragon King’s scolding, Ao Tiancheng had no words. How could he have predicted that in less than three months, Lin Yun would become so outrageously strong?
The East Sea Dragon King then gave the order, leading his team to leave quickly.
After all, the East Sea Dragon Palace had just suffered a massive loss of face. How could they stay?
But this wouldn’t fade with their departure. On the contrary, it would be etched in the memories of the four Dragon Palaces, a permanent stain on the East Sea Dragon Palace’s history…
“The East Sea Dragon Palace is leaving,” the Second Elder of the West Sea Dragon Palace said, smiling as they departed.
The West Sea Dragon Palace members, including the Little Green Dragon, breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Yun’s actions had enraged the East Sea Dragon King. Though the Dragon Emperor’s warning was in place, they still worried the East Sea Dragon Palace might act recklessly in a fit of rage.
After all, in extreme anger, reason often falters, and consequences are ignored.
“But Elder Lin Yun’s battle today got my blood pumping! It truly showed me the speed of his growth and the strength of his power!” the West Sea Dragon Palace’s Grand Elder said with a laugh.
The Second Elder added with a smile, “Indeed, as our guest elder, he’s brought great prestige to our West Sea Dragon Palace today.”
The other two Dragon Palaces, watching the spectacle, were equally astonished.
As for the North and South Sea Dragon Palaces, they were only shocked.
“This human kid is terrifying. At the Sky Dragon Platform, he was no match for Ao Tiancheng, yet now he crushed him so decisively.”
“And he’s ruthless. Even the East Sea Dragon Palace suffered at his hands, losing a genius like Ao Tiancheng. We’d better avoid provoking this guy.”
“Absolutely, this one’s untouchable!”
…
Amid the discussions and exclamations, the two spectating Dragon Palaces began to leave.
“Heh, they’re gone.”
Lin Yun grinned again as the East Sea Dragon Palace vanished from sight.
After all, his so-called ‘mysterious’ background was a bluff, and he’d been somewhat worried the East Sea Dragon King might ignore the Dragon Emperor’s warning and attack him.
But it seemed the East Sea Dragon King fully believed in his ‘mysterious’ identity.
The matter of taking Ao Tiancheng’s essence blood was a complete success.
